"Green's function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Green's functions [plural]
Etymology: Named after British mathematician George Green, who first developed the concept in the 1830s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Green's function (plural Green's functions)
  1. (calculus) a type of function used in the analysis of inhomogeneous differential equations. Wikipedia link: Green's function Categories (topical): Calculus, Functions Translations (function used to analyse differential equations): Greense functie (Dutch)

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